It is a theology in which carnal Christianity is not only accepted but promoted. It is a theology where personal sin is explained away as something that a Holy God would understand and forgive because He loves us, and it is a theology where putting people in the seats is more important than the pursuit of God. ...

Where our paths seem blanketed by throngs of oppression and riddled by pangs of despair, we ask for your guidance toward the light of deliverance, and that the visions of those that came before us and dreamed of this day, that we recognize that their visions still inspire us.” —Myrlie Evers-Williams, 2013 Presidential Inaugural Invocation ...